Multiple memory leaks in Xen 4.0 through 4.6.x allow local guest administrators or domains with certain permission to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of "teardowns" of domains with the vcpu pointer array allocated using the (1) XEN_DOMCTL_max_vcpus hypercall or the xenoprofile state vcpu pointer array allocated using the (2) XENOPROF_get_buffer or (3) XENOPROF_set_passive hypercall.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Sep 20, 2017 | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | Dec 14, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xen-kernel | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/pvgrub.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-pvgrub. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xenUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-doc-pdf | Dec 18, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xen | Nov 19, 2024 | Oct 30, 2015 |
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